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San Javier windmill restoration project nears completion Other mills have already been restored in nearby San Pedro del Pinatar The 80,000-euros project to restore the “El Maestre” windmill in San Javier, financed by the regional government, is nearing completion, and was visited on Thursday.. 22/02/2019

Former Cartagena Mayor repeats demands for a separate province MC in Cartagena believe that the Murcia government discriminates against Cartagena As Spain begins a 3-month period of what is likely to be fierce election campaigning and pre-campaigning the main focus at present is on the general election which.. 22/02/2019

Major overhaul for the San Pedro del Pinatar-Lo Pagán road 5,000 vehicles a day use the RM-F32 at the northern end of the Mar Menor To coincide with the holding of the weekly regional cabinet meeting in San Pedro del Pinatar on Wednesday Fernando López Miras, the president of the Murcia government.. 21/02/2019

New medical centre on the way in Lo Pagán Staffing is also to be increased at the SMS centre in San Pedro del Pinatar It was confirmed during the weekly meeting of the regional government’s cabinet in San Pedro del Pinatar on Wednesday that a new medical centre is to be created in.. 21/02/2019

Mar Menor smugglers arrested with 840 kilos of hashish Drugs were being brought into Spain from Morocco via the lagoon Six people of Moroccan and Spanish nationality have been arrested by the Guardia Civil following the discovery of a group which was bringing hashish into Spain from Morocco via the.. 20/02/2019

Arsenic found in mining waste off the coast of Portmán Portmán was the scene of one of the worst ecological calamities of the 20th century There has been considerable debate lately over the issue of soil contamination in areas where open-cast mining was carried out in the past, particularly in.. 18/02/2019

Mar Menor seahorse population recovering spectacularly A five-fold increase in a year but the numbers are still far lower than a decade ago The improvements in water quality and the marine environment of the Mar Menor over the last two years are having the desired effect with respect to the seahorses.. 18/02/2019

100,000 tons of lemons are being left on the trees in Murcia Bitterness for Murcia lemon growers, better news for artichoke farmers! As the harvest season continues for two of the most important crops in the Region of Murcia, lemons and artichokes, agriculturalists are reporting very different levels of success.. 18/02/2019

Diamonds are a cancer sufferer’s best friend Cartagena researchers publish a breakthrough in quantum technology Researchers at the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT) have developed a signal analysis technique using devices containing diamonds with impurities to improve the resolution.. 14/02/2019

Cartagena hospital car parking fees slashed Daily rate cut to just 2.12 euros at the Santa Lucía hospital just outside Cartagena After years of argument and disagreement this week the long-awaited reductions in parking fees at the Santa Lucía hospital in the eastern outskirts.. 14/02/2019

More furtive fishermen detained on the Murcia coastline Two men in a boat were caught red-handed by the Guardia Civil in Portmán The efforts of the Guardia Civil to clamp down on furtive fishermen casting their nets without a licence to do so appear to be reaping some rewards of late, and following.. 12/02/2019

Furtive fishermen reeled in by Guardia Civil in La Azohía Two men were caught with octopus and grouper while fishing at night without a licence Two furtive fishermen have been caught red-handed by the Guardia Civil in La Azohía, at the eastern end of the Bay of Mazarrón, and face fines after.. 11/02/2019

One walker dies in Abarán while another is rescued near El Portús Emergency services staff in action on Sunday in the Region of Murcia Emergency services staff in the Region of Murcia were called out on Sunday to deal with two incidents involving walkers in rural areas, rescuing one from the remote Cala de Bolete.. 11/02/2019

Carthaginians crushed as Romans invade CartagenaLocals say Hannibal has let them all down by chasing off across the Alps to attack Rome CLICK ON GALLERY TO ENLARGE IMAGES Qart-Hadast is no more following a successful invasion by the Romans yesterday and local residents have awoken this morning.. 23/09/2017